Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1918. A revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River faunas. Part V. Insectivora (Continued), Glires, Edentata. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(16):429-483
Parent taxon: Dermoptera according to G. F. Gunnell 1989
See also Hay 1930, Matthew 1918, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Dermotherium, Elpidophorus, Eudermoptera, Galeopithecoidea, Planetetherium, Worlandia
Subtaxa: Plagiomene accola Plagiomene multicuspis Plagiomene zalmouti
Type: Plagiomene multicuspis
Ecology: arboreal folivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (25: Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (7: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
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